Chingrighata Tragedy: OC Traffic Of Beliaghata Transferred

Kolkata:OC Traffic Of Beliaghata has transferred by Lalbazar due to Chingrighata bus accident. OC Traffic Guard Pankaj Kumar Ghatak was transferred to the lalbazar control room due to negligence. Additional OC of Beliaghata traffic guard Debraj Nahata is taking in charge of OC traffic guard. Along with Debraj, Assistant commissioner Prasenjit som is also handle the traffic guard duties.

DC Traffic Sumit Kumar said that the OC has been transferred due to administrative changes. Earlier, following the death of two youths in a road accident on Saturday morning, tensions prevailed at Chingrighata area in Kolkata after agitated crowds torched at least four buses.

According to police sources, vehicles have been torched by angry mob after a speeding bus, which was heading towards Salt Lake, mowed down two students who were riding bicycles at 11.15 am in the morning. The students, reportedly, died on the spot.
The deceased have been identified as Biswajit Bhuiyan and Sanjoy Banu.

It is reported that the bus suddenly tried to take a u-turn, and in the process, mowed down the two students. The traffic movement on EM Bypass has been affected by the incident. Also, Garia to Ultadanga route has been blocked.